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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:21 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Mar. 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 15, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 92,658 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,026,665 doses given. Nationwide, 595,333 people or 1.6 per ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:19 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 15, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday March 15, 2021.There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,020 resolved, 22,463 deaths). The total case count in...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:18 -0700
Anyone 70 or older in Saskatchewan can book COVID-19 vaccines today
The cutoff age for the general population in Saskatchewan to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment continues to fall.The province says that starting at 8 a.m. this morning, anyone who is 70 or older can book an appointment for a vaccine.In the Northern...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:14 -0700
Coming week will see trickle of COVID-19 vaccine doses before floodgates open
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is expecting a smaller-than-normal shipment of COVID-19 vaccines this week, with fewer than 445,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech shots scheduled for delivery over the next seven days.Yet that seeming trickle...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:08 -0700
Meng Wanzhou returns to B.C. court for arguments over evidence, abuse of process
VANCOUVER — The conduct of Canadian police and border officers is expected to face scrutiny in British Columbia Supreme Court this week as hearings resume in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Three weeks of arguments in Meng's ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:05 -0700
Major changes expected for Manitoba schools and school divisions
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government is to reveal today its plan to overhaul the province's education system.Education Minister Cliff Cullen has said the changes are aimed at improving student outcomes and cutting administratio...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:03 -0700
East Coasters proud of COVID record, but some worry over heavy cost to mental health
HALIFAX — Atlantic Canada's political leaders have touted the region as an example to the world after the novel coronavirus was repeatedly beaten back by a population that dutifully followed orders to isolate and physically distance.Yet, a year aft...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:14:20 -0700
B.C. vaccine appointments being accepted a few days sooner for people age 80 and older
COVID-19 vaccination appointments in B.C. are being booked at a pace that’s ahead of schedule, the provincial government said Sunday night, so it’s opening appointments to more people a few days sooner. Starting Monday at noon, non-Indigenous...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:42:00 -0700
Beyoncé, Swift make history at Grammy Awards
NEW YORK — Female performers including Beyoncé and Taylor Swift had a record-making night at the 2021 Grammy Awards, a jam-packed but socially distanced show highlighted by live music sorely absent during the pandemic era.Four women won the top fo...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:14:12 -0700
Sky Global CEO says he is being targeted for building tools protecting privacy
The CEO of a Vancouver-based company who is accused in the United States of aiding the illicit global drug trade through the sale of encrypted communications devices is denying the allegations. Jean-Francois Eap says in a statement that he believes t...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:45:05 -0700
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021.There are 909,157 confirmed cases in Canada.Canada: 909,157 confirmed cases (31,674 active, 855,020 resolved, 22,463 deaths). The total case count in...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:26:54 -0700
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, March 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday March 14, 2021.In Canada, the provinces are reporting 92,658 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,026,665 doses given. Nationwide, 595,333 people or 1.6 per ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:06:00 -0700
COVID-19 notice goes to students of two Greater Victoria schools just starting spring break
School may be out for spring break in Greater Victoria School District 61 but parents have been asked to keep an eye on their children after reports of possible exposure to COVID-19 at two schools. Island Health, working with the school district,...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:32:46 -0700
Partial list of winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — A partial list of winners in the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, presented Sunday in Los Angeles.— Best rap song: "Savage,'' Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyoncé— Song of the year (songwriter's award): "I Can't...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:32:00 -0700
Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly vaccinated at inoculation clinic
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert over the weekend when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot. A masked-up Ma took a seat along the ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:31:29 -0700
Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness
The biggest unknown leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had nothing to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play.Kansas and Vir...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:41:20 -0700
Superintendent notes inequality as Surrey school district adds targeted measures
SURREY, B.C. — The superintendent of a school district in the centre of British Columbia's COVID-19 storm said it was "eye-opening" to learn that many students aren't showing up to take COVID-19 tests after school-based virus exposures come to ligh...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:30:40 -0700
The Latest: Beyoncé takes a step closer to Grammy history
NEW YORK — The Latest on the Grammy Awards (all times local):3:20 p.m.Beyoncé — and her 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy — have won the Grammy Award for best music video.Blue Ivy is the second youngest winner of a Grammy behind Leah Peasell, who w...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:52:51 -0700
More provinces expanding vaccine rollouts as COVID-19 cases rise nationally
Provinces continued to expand their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts on Sunday, amid what Canada's chief public health officer described as a recent increase in the number of new cases across the country.Dr. Theresa Tam said health officials are observing a...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:33:53 -0700
Military ombudsman calls for independence, says predecessor was 'unfairly treated'
OTTAWA — Canada’s military ombudsman is calling on the federal Liberal government to make his office truly independent, saying the current structure is undercutting confidence in its ability to fight for aggrieved Canadian Armed Forces members an...



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